Day 5: Coronado Beach Take II

Paul and Philip liked the beach so much that we headed back there a second time after the Children's Museum. The beach was only slightly busier this time but that didn't stop my guys from building a really cool sandcastle, complete with moat and all. Unfortunately there was also a dragon (a.k.a. Philip) that destroyed a lot of the towers even as they were being built! All in all, it was really nice to spend another relaxing afternoon at the beach! :)

Day 5: San Diego Children's Museum

The next day we headed to the San Diego Children's Museum for something a little different. The focus at this museum was definitely hands-on activities with arts & crafts and it was fun watching Philip make so many cool things like flowers, fish, musical instruments, and paintings. It would be great if we could have a children's museum in Toronto, but I honestly don't think there would be enough space and supplies for all the kids out there. Oh well, that's what visiting another city like San Diego is for! :)

Day 4: Coronado Beach

After the zoo, we spent the afternoon checking out Coronado Beach right by our resort. I have to admit that I'm not really the beach-goer myself but Paul and Philip had a blast wading in the water and making sandcastles on the beach. Would you believe we were practically the only ones on the beach too? A beach almost all to ourselves... it was great! The funniest part had to be when Philip fell in the water though... I'm such a bad mom and laughed the whole time. Luckily a quick change of clothes had Philip enjoying the sand and water again. Coronado really is a nice town and we enjoyed spending the evening walking around. It was St. Patrick's Day too but the closest Paul got to a pub was a picture of Philip passing by one. Oh well, Happy St. Patrick's Day anyway everyone! :)

Day 4: San Diego Zoo Take II

We loved the animals so much that we headed back to the San Diego Zoo for one more visit. This time we only spent a half day there and covered the areas that we missed the first time around. Of course we had to see the pandas and hippos again and were treated to seeing a mommy and baby hippo in the water! The San Diego Zoo truly lives up to all the hype about being the best zoo in the world and we had an incredible time seeing as many different animals as possible. We must admit that we're pretty "animaled-out" at this point though so we don't need to go to another zoo anytime soon! :)

Day 3: San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park

On the third day, we decided to hit up San Diego Zoo's other attraction, the Wild Animal Park. The park was absolutely massive, and, unlike the zoo, the animals had much more space to roam around. The highlights of the trip were watching the baby elephants, feeding the lorikeets, seeing a serval and cheetah up close and personal, petting the animals in the petting zoo, and going on the safari ride to see all the different animals. All in all, it was another great day full of animals... can you tell we are animal lovers? :)